Yule

Examples

• All

• Oh, I also watch the yule log.

  Blog text (25)

• Yeah, let's just bop on over to Walt and Shirley's house - for egg-nog and a yule log.

  She's Having a Baby (1988)

• But Donald just wants peace and quiet this yule.

  Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)

• "There is your yule log."

  Fiction book (1992)

• So, anyway, I just stayed and had a traditional Christmas with Channel 11 's traditional yule log.

  Metropolitan (1990)

• During Yule, many families come together to celebrate and enjoy festive traditions.

• The yule log symbolizes warmth and togetherness during the winter season.

• In ancient times, people would gather around the fire to share stories and songs during Yule.

Synonyms

C

Christmastime

vsYule

27 1.0

A time around Christmas when people celebrate and give gifts

is an old term used chiefly in historical or traditional writing

N

Noel

vsYule

22 3.7

A Christmas season from December 24 to January 6

is an old term used especially in historical or folk usage

Y

Yuletide

vsYule

• Archaic

13 7.4

The Christmas season around late December and early January

is an older historical term used mainly in traditional contexts

C

Christmastide

vsYule

• Archaic

1 8.8

The time from December 24 to January 6 when people celebrate Christmas

is an older word often found in historical or folkloric contexts

C

Christmas

vsYule

1.0

The time from December 24 to January 6 when people celebrate the holiday

is an older less common word now limited to historical contexts

Compounds

Y

Yule log

• Archaic

1 8.2

A large log burned in a fireplace at Christmas as an old custom

Y

Yule log

1 4.6

A video of a burning fireplace that people show on TV or online to make a room feel cozy

Surface Forms

Etymology